New POBR Case Protects Whistle Blowers in Law Enforcement

A new case came down today from the 4th Appellate District, Jaramillo v. County of Orange, which establishes that POBR waivers are not enforceable for any Law Enforcement officer, even executive staff.  This case, factually, exposes extreme corruption in the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.  The Appellate Court made every attempt ...Read More

Who Is Watching the Watchdog?

 Not the Courts. On the night of April 9, 2007, a Lieutenant received a phone call at home from his employer, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), informing him that he would be interrogated the very next morning by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), an agency ...Read More